estrangler

== Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French estrangler, from Classical Latin strangulō, strangulāre. === Verb === estrangler to strangle (to squeeze the throat of someone) ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin strangulō, strangulāre, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, “to strangle”), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, “a halter”). === Verb === estrangler to strangle (to squeeze the throat of someone) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== French: étrangler Norman: êtranglyi Walloon: stronner → Middle English: stranglen, estranglen, strangelyn, strangle, strangli, strangulen, strongleEnglish: strangle (estrangle) === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (estrangler, supplement)